In
2001, International College, a private school in Beirut, invited Nada Sehnaoui
to create an installation on the school’s grounds. While visiting the
school, the artist felt a strong urge to involve students in the work. She
did so by inviting them to reply to the question “What would be the
school of your dreams?” One thousand seven hundred and thirty students
submitted either written texts or drawings in response, with which she constructed
Promenade in Your Dreams. The installation was located in
a large open-air amphitheater, usually used by the school for award ceremonies.
